What is the average salary in Iowa?

$59,720a year

Average yearly pay across 713 jobs with official data in Iowa, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $28.71
Jobs with data: 713
Workers counted: 1,549,230

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Emergency Medicine Physician	$429,100
Dermatologist	$425,000
Radiologist	$405,200
Ophthalmologist	$394,900
Surgeon	$370,400
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$356,000
Physician	$323,500
Psychiatrist	$295,300
Physician	$295,200
Cardiologist	$283,100

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cashier	$28,970
Retail Salesperson	$31,360
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$28,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$58,070
Registered Nurse	$78,630
Laborer and Freight	$43,490
General and Operations Manager	$87,690
Customer Service Representative	$46,090
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,640
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$36,080

Management

Administrative Services Manager$116,900
Advertising and Promotions Manager$108,900
Architectural and Engineering Manager$147,300
Chief Executive$211,200
Compensation and Benefits Manager$118,300
Computer and Information Systems Manager$143,800
Construction Manager$99,280
Education Administrator$104,300
Education Administrator$89,320
Education Administrator$92,970
Education and Childcare Administrator$47,480
Emergency Management Director$73,700
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$68,320
Facilities Manager$99,010
Farmer$77,930
Financial Manager$133,300
Food Service Manager$66,700
Fundraising Manager$98,700
Funeral Home Manager$81,220
Gambling Manager$76,350
General and Operations Manager$87,690
Human Resources Manager$126,400
Industrial Production Manager$106,500
Lodging Manager$59,680
Manager$128,100
Marketing Manager$131,100
Medical and Health Services Manager$101,900
Natural Sciences Manager$109,800
Personal Service Manager$69,720
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$93,160
Property$57,980
Public Relations Manager$120,700
Purchasing Manager$121,600
Sales Manager$134,000
Social and Community Service Manager$65,940
Training and Development Manager$108,300
Transportation$99,010

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$77,440
Budget Analyst$86,550
Business Operations Specialist$80,470
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$70,360
Claims Adjuster$72,640
Compensation$67,160
Compliance Officer$75,620
Cost Estimator$76,040
Credit Analyst$76,760
Credit Counselor$48,130
Financial and Investment Analyst$92,370
Financial Examiner$80,370
Financial Risk Specialist$105,700
Financial Specialist$79,390
Fundraiser$63,930
Human Resources Specialist$66,710
Insurance Appraiser$79,090
Insurance Underwriter$75,160
Labor Relations Specialist$79,140
Loan Officer$83,670
Logistician$78,740
Management Analyst$85,530
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$66,390
Meeting$51,750
Personal Financial Advisor$92,310
Project Management Specialist$96,540
Property Appraiser and Assessor$80,160
Tax Examiner and Collector$66,860
Tax Preparer$53,660
Training and Development Specialist$66,110

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$128,700
Computer Network Architect$103,100
Computer Network Support Specialist$64,600
Computer Occupation$107,300
Computer Programmer$79,180
Computer Systems Analyst$95,920
Computer User Support Specialist$58,810
Data Scientist$95,830
Database Administrator$101,200
Database Architect$124,000
Information Security Analyst$119,700
Mathematical Science Occupation$49,020
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$84,500
Operations Research Analyst$80,580
Software Developer$114,900
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$88,590
Statistician$80,150
Web and Digital Interface Designer$69,060
Web Developer$64,210

Architecture and engineering

Agricultural Engineer$96,290
Architect$96,810
Architectural and Civil Drafter$64,220
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$81,710
Calibration Technologist and Technician$61,490
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$84,570
Chemical Engineer$117,600
Civil Engineer$96,430
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,540
Computer Hardware Engineer$125,100
Drafter$60,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$74,840
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$74,470
Electrical Engineer$105,800
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$73,010
Electronics Engineer$81,330
Engineer$103,100
Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,120
Environmental Engineer$94,830
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,690
Health and Safety Engineer$106,400
Industrial Engineer$97,690
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$64,410
Landscape Architect$87,270
Materials Engineer$64,270
Mechanical Drafter$63,330
Mechanical Engineer$97,700
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$71,670
Surveying and Mapping Technician$58,950
Surveyor$77,090

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$64,070
Animal Scientist$75,290
Anthropologist and Archeologist$67,270
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$76,850
Biochemist and Biophysicist$101,100
Biological Scientist$82,720
Biological Technician$48,050
Chemical Technician$58,090
Chemist$86,100
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$91,690
Conservation Scientist$69,240
Economist$96,310
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$52,020
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$78,780
Epidemiologist$79,880
Food Science Technician$50,740
Food Scientist and Technologist$82,010
Forensic Science Technician$67,060
Forest and Conservation Technician$52,000
Forester$83,000
Geoscientist$74,460
Hydrologist$81,150
Life$50,480
Life Scientist$64,270
Materials Scientist$88,320
Medical Scientist$83,850
Microbiologist$79,830
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$87,830
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$58,300
Physical Scientist$80,810
Physicist$178,100
Psychologist$138,400
School Psychologist$74,410
Social Science Research Assistant$40,940
Social Scientist and Related Worker$91,560
Soil and Plant Scientist$96,310
Survey Researcher$83,170
Urban and Regional Planner$79,100
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$83,000

Community and social service

Child$52,250
Clergy$60,630
Community and Social Service Specialist$46,460
Community Health Worker$47,780
Counselor$61,080
Director$66,140
Educational$56,540
Health Education Specialist$75,750
Healthcare Social Worker$63,050
Marriage and Family Therapist$67,180
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$48,530
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$77,390
Rehabilitation Counselor$39,630
Religious Worker$44,110
Social and Human Service Assistant$42,480
Social Worker$91,170
Substance Abuse$60,880

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$48,010
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$101,100
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$86,390
Architecture Teacher$79,100
Archivist$59,010
Art$77,740
Atmospheric$97,660
Biological Science Teacher$78,060
Business Teacher$83,200
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,270
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,360
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,660
Chemistry Teacher$82,050
Communications Teacher$77,700
Computer Science Teacher$89,510
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$79,690
Curator$53,830
Economics Teacher$85,090
Education Teacher$62,090
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$40,620
Elementary School Teacher$60,580
Engineering Teacher$103,400
English Language and Literature Teacher$79,720
Environmental Science Teacher$79,570
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$79,310
Farm and Home Management Educator$48,200
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,880
Health Specialties Teacher$128,500
History Teacher$77,040
Instructional Coordinator$74,970
Kindergarten Teacher$58,420
Law Teacher$160,700
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$58,440
Library Science Teacher$83,950
Library Technician$38,590
Mathematical Science Teacher$80,300
Middle School Teacher$60,450
Museum Technician and Conservator$51,740
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$77,360
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$77,180
Physics Teacher$104,300
Political Science Teacher$80,160
Postsecondary Teacher$71,680
Preschool Teacher$33,830
Psychology Teacher$78,450
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$75,130
Secondary School Teacher$61,200
Self-Enrichment Teacher$35,670
Social Sciences Teacher$83,920
Social Work Teacher$64,190
Sociology Teacher$81,910
Special Education Teacher$63,540
Special Education Teacher$60,440
Special Education Teacher$63,590
Special Education Teacher$60,780
Special Education Teacher$71,050
Substitute Teacher$37,230
Teacher and Instructor$54,080
Teaching Assistant$38,960
Teaching Assistant$30,510
Tutor$36,790

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$80,940
Artist and Related Worker$39,550
Audio and Video Technician$51,030
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$37,090
Broadcast Technician$46,820
Camera Operator$57,220
Coach and Scout$49,350
Commercial and Industrial Designer$70,420
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$93,810
Editor$57,200
Entertainer and Performer$20,800
Floral Designer$35,340
Graphic Designer$50,310
Interior Designer$58,040
Interpreter and Translator$48,150
Media and Communication Worker$50,080
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$39,680
Music Director and Composer$61,740
Musician and Singer$74,150
News Analyst$43,540
Photographer$38,290
Producer and Director$58,550
Public Relations Specialist$62,970
Set and Exhibit Designer$50,640
Sound Engineering Technician$57,400
Special Effects Artist and Animator$47,530
Technical Writer$66,520
Umpire$43,040
Writer and Author$61,010

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$55,430
Audiologist$97,180
Cardiologist$283,100
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$78,850
Chiropractor$75,050
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$54,260
Dental Hygienist$84,010
Dentist$181,500
Dermatologist$425,000
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,480
Dietetic Technician$35,220
Dietitian and Nutritionist$72,690
Emergency Medical Technician$40,660
Emergency Medicine Physician$429,100
Exercise Physiologist$56,640
Family Medicine Physician$265,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$122,900
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$80,600
Health Technologist and Technician$47,910
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$89,480
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$42,070
Hearing Aid Specialist$59,550
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$62,630
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$81,420
Medical Records Specialist$50,640
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$92,890
Nurse Anesthetist$273,100
Nurse Midwive$131,400
Nurse Practitioner$130,200
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$356,000
Occupational Therapist$89,910
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$44,030
Ophthalmologist$394,900
Optician$44,480
Optometrist$125,400
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$189,400
Orthotist and Prosthetist$87,300
Paramedic$60,590
Pediatrician$262,400
Pharmacist$138,900
Pharmacy Technician$44,860
Physical Therapist$97,560
Physician$323,500
Physician$295,200
Physician Assistant$134,800
Podiatrist$134,800
Psychiatric Technician$42,910
Psychiatrist$295,300
Radiation Therapist$81,610
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$65,930
Radiologist$405,200
Recreational Therapist$56,140
Registered Nurse$78,630
Respiratory Therapist$74,760
Speech-Language Pathologist$81,050
Surgeon$370,400
Surgical Assistant$66,030
Surgical Technologist$60,540
Veterinarian$124,600
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$45,560

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$48,430
Healthcare Support Worker$44,720
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$36,080
Massage Therapist$57,710
Medical Assistant$45,480
Medical Equipment Preparer$39,930
Medical Transcriptionist$45,010
Nursing Assistant$39,350
Occupational Therapy Assistant$64,140
Orderly$36,850
Pharmacy Aide$33,270
Phlebotomist$38,240
Physical Therapist Aide$29,120
Physical Therapist Assistant$61,030
Psychiatric Aide$39,260
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$35,720

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$54,190
Bailiff$52,100
Correctional Officer and Jailer$53,040
Crossing Guard and Flagger$41,240
Detective and Criminal Investigator$79,560
Fire Inspector and Investigator$81,860
Firefighter$55,810
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$74,420
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$76,010
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$98,840
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$56,410
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$46,560
Fish and Game Warden$98,260
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$35,750
Lifeguard$25,460
Parking Enforcement Worker$43,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$74,470
Private Detective and Investigator$41,110
Protective Service Worker$38,160
School Bus Monitor$32,740
Security Guard$37,080
Transportation Security Screener$61,590

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$21,720
Chef and Head Cook$47,990
Cook$28,510
Cook$35,810
Cook$35,670
Cook$34,090
Cook$26,060
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$28,210
Dishwasher$29,300
Fast Food and Counter Worker$28,390
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$38,760
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$33,480
Food Preparation Worker$30,360
Food Server$30,110
Host and Hostess$28,210
Waiter and Waitress$21,000

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$47,200
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$57,670
Grounds Maintenance Worker$57,030
Janitor and Cleaner$35,380
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$38,920
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$32,620
Pest Control Worker$45,290
Pesticide Handler$46,740
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$42,890

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$27,430
Animal Caretaker$30,080
Animal Trainer$43,020
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$31,150
Barber$58,900
Childcare Worker$28,420
Concierge$40,080
Crematory Operator$35,120
Embalmer$39,490
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$33,370
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$36,160
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$41,950
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$52,820
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$38,780
Funeral Attendant$40,060
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$37,440
Gambling Dealer$23,020
Gambling Service Worker$52,260
Hairdresser$35,700
Locker Room$23,720
Manicurist and Pedicurist$45,420
Mortician$63,700
Motion Picture Projectionist$23,210
Personal Care and Service Worker$31,200
Recreation Worker$33,700
Residential Advisor$36,850
Skincare Specialist$37,080
Tour and Travel Guide$22,490
Usher$25,720

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$58,480
Cashier$28,970
Counter and Rental Clerk$38,960
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$37,050
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$89,640
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$46,610
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$38,230
Insurance Sales Agent$60,140
Parts Salesperson$46,670
Real Estate Broker$50,140
Retail Salesperson$31,360
Sale and Related Worker$35,250
Sales Engineer$83,450
Sales Representative$103,400
Sales Representative$66,760
Sales Representatives of Service$62,420
Security$64,290
Telemarketer$33,640
Travel Agent$45,440

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$46,000
Billing and Posting Clerk$47,110
Bookkeeping$48,180
Brokerage Clerk$56,360
Cargo and Freight Agent$48,370
Courier and Messenger$38,460
Court$48,280
Credit Authorizer$49,780
Customer Service Representative$46,090
Data Entry Keyer$43,640
Dispatcher$47,000
Eligibility Interviewer$61,340
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$62,340
File Clerk$46,560
Financial Clerk$51,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$64,400
Gambling Cage Worker$37,230
Hotel$30,590
Human Resources Assistant$48,490
Information and Record Clerk$49,440
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$46,430
Interviewer$39,520
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,590
Library Assistant$29,480
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$50,080
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$35,610
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$40,980
Meter Reader$60,940
New Accounts Clerk$45,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker$51,700
Office Clerk$44,310
Office Machine Operator$41,330
Order Clerk$44,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$54,080
Postal Service Clerk$59,970
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880
Postal Service Mail Sorter$60,530
Procurement Clerk$48,870
Production$60,320
Proofreader and Copy Marker$44,680
Public Safety Telecommunicator$56,770
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,330
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$36,880
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$45,150
Shipping$47,590
Switchboard Operator$38,400
Teller$38,450
Weigher$47,180
Word Processor and Typist$43,210

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$47,220
Agricultural Inspector$49,600
Agricultural Worker$40,130
Farmworker$36,480
Farmworker and Laborer$37,590
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,150
Forest and Conservation Worker$33,600
Grader and Sorter$42,450

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$82,470
Brickmason and Blockmason$69,440
Carpenter$57,710
Carpet Installer$55,920
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$58,220
Construction and Building Inspector$71,630
Construction Laborer$48,490
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$51,030
Earth Driller$54,000
Electrician$60,860
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$115,300
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,390
Explosives Worker$39,520
Fence Erector$52,510
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$78,510
Floor Layer$54,960
Floor Sander and Finisher$46,810
Glazier$57,330
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$49,870
Helper$48,430
Helpers--Brickmason$59,220
Helpers--Carpenter$39,830
Helpers--Electrician$41,610
Helpers--Pipelayer$37,870
Helpers--Roofer$42,650
Highway Maintenance Worker$58,490
Insulation Worker$55,820
Insulation Worker$54,440
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$48,490
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$46,990
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$60,330
Painter$49,710
Paving$61,110
Pipelayer$53,990
Plumber$63,890
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$45,640
Roofer$48,660
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$57,980
Sheet Metal Worker$66,460
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$56,740
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$77,400
Taper$66,980
Tile and Stone Setter$54,350

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$69,890
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$64,390
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$49,400
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$45,520
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$50,510
Bicycle Repairer$34,240
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$59,680
Coin$45,740
Computer$47,330
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$83,830
Electric Motor$47,180
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$75,130
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$72,250
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$86,490
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$100,200
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$55,160
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$59,860
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$78,340
Heating$60,680
Helpers--Installation$38,690
Home Appliance Repairer$44,090
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$64,400
Installation$48,680
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$46,360
Maintenance and Repair Worker$52,160
Maintenance Worker$64,760
Mechanical Door Repairer$59,640
Medical Equipment Repairer$59,300
Millwright$62,220
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$64,290
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$49,930
Motorcycle Mechanic$44,840
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$38,700
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$45,830
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$45,960
Radio$50,760
Rail Car Repairer$60,550
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$48,030
Rigger$62,400
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$63,750
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$65,710
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$60,890
Tire Repairer and Changer$38,210
Wind Turbine Service Technician$74,880

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$49,220
Baker$37,210
Butcher and Meat Cutter$37,750
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,110
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$57,550
Chemical Plant and System Operator$60,440
Cleaning$46,970
Coating$49,330
Coil Winder$59,780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$52,300
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$57,780
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$62,520
Crushing$62,590
Cutter and Trimmer$48,580
Cutting$48,240
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$49,600
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,520
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$43,860
Electrical$44,880
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,040
Etcher and Engraver$42,950
Extruding$49,340
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$47,240
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$48,400
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$50,450
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$74,750
Food and Tobacco Roasting$47,960
Food Batchmaker$48,300
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$47,900
Food Processing Worker$41,740
Forging Machine Setter$47,010
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$49,060
Furnace$45,910
Furniture Finisher$46,530
Gas Plant Operator$92,970
Grinding$46,380
Grinding and Polishing Worker$47,280
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,760
Helpers--Production Worker$45,560
Inspector$50,740
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$50,280
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$50,370
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$34,050
Machinist$57,540
Meat$43,190
Medical Appliance Technician$51,790
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$46,570
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$57,030
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$51,600
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$48,920
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$51,570
Model Maker$61,550
Molder$46,220
Molding$45,220
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$48,910
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$33,910
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$45,660
Painting$46,670
Paper Goods Machine Setter$46,110
Patternmaker$63,420
Petroleum Pump System Operator$90,160
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$43,310
Plant and System Operator$75,800
Plating Machine Setter$70,910
Pourer and Caster$49,010
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$103,000
Power Plant Operator$100,500
Prepress Technician and Worker$47,770
Presser$32,990
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$38,790
Printing Press Operator$40,790
Production Worker$44,450
Rolling Machine Setter$72,670
Sawing Machine Setter$48,090
Separating$52,220
Sewer$42,290
Sewing Machine Operator$35,870
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$43,820
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$67,450
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$51,360
Tailor$31,680
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$30,060
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$33,730
Tire Builder$50,600
Tool and Die Maker$65,000
Tool Grinder$51,760
Upholsterer$42,610
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$60,990
Welder$55,090
Welding$51,740
Woodworking Machine Setter$51,200

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$90,790
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$55,030
Aircraft Service Attendant$35,560
Airfield Operations Specialist$48,870
Airline Pilot$131,700
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$36,090
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$30,810
Bridge and Lock Tender$70,890
Bus Driver$46,320
Bus Driver$45,890
Captain$97,700
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$35,920
Commercial Pilot$101,800
Conveyor Operator and Tender$56,900
Crane and Tower Operator$67,600
Dredge Operator$57,990
Driver/Sales Worker$47,120
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,490
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$58,070
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$47,590
Laborer and Freight$43,490
Light Truck Driver$42,750
Locomotive Engineer$89,970
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$45,250
Material Moving Worker$50,960
Motor Vehicle Operator$48,300
Packer and Packager$37,470
Parking Attendant$30,070
Railroad Brake$80,910
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$49,850
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,100
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$32,580
Stocker and Order Filler$36,640
Tank Car$51,450
Traffic Technician$68,100
Transportation Inspector$116,900

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Iowa?

About $59,720 a year ($28.71 an hour): the average of the 713 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Iowa?

Emergency Medicine Physician ($429,100), Dermatologist ($425,000), Radiologist ($405,200).

What are the most common jobs in Iowa?

Cashier (41,450 jobs), Retail Salesperson (41,000 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (40,290 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.